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1 to be scared out of one's wits
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2 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) estar muerto de miedoEnglish-spanish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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3 (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
((to frighten) (almost) to the point of madness: The sight of the gun in his hand scared me out of my wits.) estar muerto de miedoEnglish-spanish dictionary > (frighten/scare) out of one's wits
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4 scared
adjective (frightened: I'm scared of spiders; a scared little girl.) que tiene miedo, asustado, atemorizadoscared adj asustadotr['skeəd]1 asustado,-a, espantado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be scared tener miedo (of, a/de)■ I'm scared of spiders tengo miedo a las arañas, las arañas me dan miedoto be scared out of one's wits sufrir un susto mortal, caerse del sustoto be scared stiff estar muerto,-a de miedoadj.• asustado, -a adj.• miedoso, -a adj.• sobresaltado, -a adj.skerd, skeədadjective asustadoI'm scared — tengo miedo, estoy asustada
she's scared to death — está que se muere de miedo, está con un miedo or un susto que se muere
to be scared OF something/somebody — tenerle* miedo a algo/alguien
to be scared OF -ING — tener* miedo de + inf
to be scared to + INF: she's scared to go out at night — le da miedo salir de noche
['skɛǝd]ADJ see scare 2.* * *[skerd, skeəd]adjective asustadoI'm scared — tengo miedo, estoy asustada
she's scared to death — está que se muere de miedo, está con un miedo or un susto que se muere
to be scared OF something/somebody — tenerle* miedo a algo/alguien
to be scared OF -ING — tener* miedo de + inf
to be scared to + INF: she's scared to go out at night — le da miedo salir de noche
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5 wit
wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, gracia2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) persona salada, chistoso, ingenioso3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) juicio, inteligencia•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
wit n inteligencia / ingeniotr[wɪt]1 (clever humour) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, sal nombre femenino, gracia2 (intelligence) inteligencia, presencia de ánimo3 (person) persona salada, chistoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at one's wit's end estar para volverse loco,-ato gather one's wits calmarse, tranquilizarseto have one's wits about one ser despabilado,-ato keep one's wits about one estar despabilado,-ato wit es decirwit ['wɪt] n1) intelligence: inteligencia f2) cleverness: ingenio m, gracia f, agudeza f3) humor: humorismo m4) joker: chistoso m, -sa f5) wits npl: razón f, buen juicio mscared out of one's wits: muerto de miedoto be at one's wits' end: estar desesperadon.• agudeza s.f.• chispa s.f.• chistoso s.m.• discreción s.f.• gracejo s.m.• graciosidad s.f.• ingenio s.m.• inteligencia s.f.• jacarero, -era s.m.,f.• sal s.m.• salero s.m.• travesura s.f.
I wɪt1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio mto be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer
to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)
to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo
to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio
2)a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza fshe has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz
b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m
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[wɪt]N1) (=understanding) inteligencia f•
a battle of wits — una contienda entre dos inteligencias•
to collect one's wits — reconcentrarse•
to be at one's wits' end — no saber qué hacer, estar desesperado•
to gather one's wits — reconcentrarsehe hadn't the wit to see that... — no tenía bastante inteligencia para comprender que...
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to live by one's wits — vivir del cuento•
to be out of one's wits — estar fuera de síto be frightened or scared out of one's wits — estar profundamente asustado
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to sharpen one's wits — aguzar el ingenio, despabilarse•
to use one's wits — usar su sentido común2) (=humour, wittiness) ingenio m, agudeza f•
in a flash of wit he said... — en un golpe de ingenio dijo...•
to have a ready wit — ser ingenioso•
the wit and wisdom of Joe Soap — las agudezas y sabiduría de Joe Soap•
a story told without wit — un cuento narrado sin gracia3) (=person) persona f ingeniosa; (Hist) ingenio m
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[wɪt]N frm (also Jur)to wit... — a saber..., esto es...
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I [wɪt]1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio mto be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer
to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)
to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo
to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio
2)a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza fshe has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz
b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m
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6 scare
skeə
1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) asustar
2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) susto2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) pánico•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off
scare1 n sustoscare2 vb1. asustardid I scare you? ¿te he asustado?2. dar miedotr[skeəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (fright) susto■ what a scare you gave me! ¡vaya susto me has dado!2 (widespread alarm) alarma, pánico1 asustar, espantar■ did I scare you? ¿te he asustado?1 asustarse, espantarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto scare somebody to death / scare somebody out of their wits dar un susto de muerte a alguiento scare the living daylights out of somebody dar un susto de muerte a alguienscare story historia alarmistascare n1) fright: susto m, sobresalto m2) alarm: pánico mn.• alarma s.f.• alboroto s.m.• sobresalto s.m.• susto s.m.v.• amedrentar v.• asustar v.• atemorizar v.• espantar v.
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1. sker, skeə(r)transitive verb \<\<person/animal\>\> asustar
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vi asustarsePhrasal Verbs:- scare up
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a) (fright, shock) susto mto give somebody a scare — darle* un susto a alguien
bomb scare — amenaza f de bomba
the AIDS scare — el pánico del sida; (before n)
['skɛǝ(r)]scare story — historia f alarmista
1. N1) (=fright) susto m•
to cause a scare — sembrar el pánico•
to give sb a scare — dar un susto or asustar a algnwhat a scare you gave me! — ¡qué susto me diste!
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we got a bit of a scare — nos pegamos un susto, tuvimos un sobresalto2) (=panic, threat)bomb scare — amenaza f de bomba
the invasion scare — (=panic) el pánico de la invasión; (=rumours) los rumores alarmistas de una invasión
2. VT1) (=frighten) asustaryou scared me! — ¡me has asustado!
2)to be scared — (=frightened) tener miedo, estar asustado
don't be scared — no tengas miedo, no te asustes
we were really scared — teníamos mucho miedo, estábamos muy asustados
she was too scared to talk — estaba demasiado asustada para poder hablar, no podía hablar del susto
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to be scared of sb/sth, he's scared of women — tiene miedo a las mujeresare you scared of him? — ¿le tienes miedo?
I'm scared of spiders — les tengo miedo a or me dan miedo las arañas
3.VI4.CPDscare campaign N — campaña f alarmista, campaña f de intimidación
scare story N —
scare tactics NPL — tácticas fpl alarmistas
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1. [sker, skeə(r)]transitive verb \<\<person/animal\>\> asustar
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vi asustarsePhrasal Verbs:- scare up
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a) (fright, shock) susto mto give somebody a scare — darle* un susto a alguien
bomb scare — amenaza f de bomba
the AIDS scare — el pánico del sida; (before n)
scare story — historia f alarmista
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scare\ the\ daylights\ out\ of — • scare out of one s wits • scare stiff • scare the daylights out of v. phr. informal To frighten very much. The owl s hooting scared him out of his wits. The child was scared stiff in the dentist s chair. Pete s ghost story scared the daylights… … Словарь американских идиом
afraid — adjective 1) they ran away because they were afraid Syn: frightened, scared, terrified, fearful, petrified, scared witless, scared to death, terror stricken, terror struck, frightened out of one s wits, scared out of one s wits, shaking in one s… … Thesaurus of popular words